lesson seconde 3 monday the 28 th of april

 

 lesson seconde 3  monday the 28 th of april

TEENAGE JOB

SESSION 6

PREPARING FOR A JOB INTERVIEW

 

GOAL : GETTING READY  FOR YOUR JOB INTERVIEW  AND TELLING US WHAT YOUR SKILLS AND WEAKNESSES ARE

Words of the day

Be focused (etre concentre)

Interact with ( interagir ) = communicate with people

A job interview ( un entretien d’embauche)

Words of the day

human resources manager (un directeur des ressources humaines)
a deadline (une date limite )
 work on your own initiative ( travailler par soi meme)
to multi-task (faire plusieurs choses en même temps)
a proven track record (des preuves que vous etes efficace dans votre travail)
An applicant  ( un postulant)

Be suitable = be appropriate

A self starter ( quelqu’un d’autonome)

Be focused (etre concentre)

 EXTRA WORDS 

 single ( célibataire)

a cv = a resume 

kind  = sort of 

(to) cure ( soigner)

reliable ( fiable)

suitable ( qui convient) 

a vacancy ( un poste disponible ) 

allow someone to ( permettre à qq de)  

figures ( chiffres) 

my forte is ( mon point fort est ..)

(to) socialize = (to) interact with people 

STEP 1 HOW TO WRITE A CV = A RESUME IN ENGLISH  :  A SAMPLE CV

AN EXAMPLE  read the following CV

Carmen Lopez Duran

Profile

I am keen to follow a career in Tourism or Hotel Management. I am well-organised, highly motivated and have excellent communication skills. In addition I am reliable, flexible, and quick to learn.

Personal details

Address	Avenida de la Plata 47 Grenada 18 752 Spain
Tel	123 456 789
Email	Carmello@ etc.com
Date of birth	25 Nov 1980
Marital status	Single

 

Education

1998 - 2000	Universidad de Granada Diploma in Business Studies with Tourism
1990 - 1998	Instituto Cervantes, Granada Bachillerato (A Level equivalent) Grade B

 

Professional Experience

2000 - present	Hotel Xyz, Notown Assistant to Conference Manager Responsible for providing administrative support, answering enquiries, taking bookings, arranging catering. Employee of the Year, 2001.
Summer 2000	Company Xyz. Notown Social/Sports Officer In charge of escorting groups of foreign students, Arranging schedules, planning social events, Organising sports activities, managing a budget.

 

Interests

Yoga, swimming, skiing, classical music, theatre, current affairs

Additional Skills

·         Fluent English - IELTS score 6.5

·         Working knowledge of French

·         Clean driving licence

·         Computer literate (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

Referees

Antonio Palma Plazas, Conference Manager, Primavera Hotels

Mercedes Garrido Vazquez, Regional Director, Eurostudy Ltd

 

STEP2 KAHOOT  ON THAT CV 

https://create.kahoot.it/share/sample-cv-answers/3443a6e8-ce61-450c-855b-2ac9b9ec4819

 

 

ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS

A sample CV

Decide whether the following sentences are true or false based on Carmen's CV.

She is married. (True / False)

She started working full-time when she left school. (True / False)

She was not very successful at Hotel Primavera. (True / False)

She worked during her vacations. (True / False)

She had financial responsibility when she worked for Eurostudy. (True / False)

She isn't interested in politics. (True / False)

She has never committed a driving offence. (True / False)

She speaks French better than English. (True / False)

answers below

Answer

She is married: False

section two says her marital status is 'single'

She started working full-time when she left school: False

section 3 shows she went to university after school

She was not very successful at Hotel Primavera False

section 4 says she was 'Employee of the Year' there

She worked during her vacations: True

section 4 shows she worked during two summers

She had financial responsibility when she worked for Eurostudy: True

section 4 says her work included 'managing a budget'

She isn't interested in politics: False

section 6 says she's interested in 'current affairs'

She has never committed a driving offence: True

section 6 says she has a 'clean driving licence'

She speaks French better than English: False

section 6 says she has 'fluent English', but only 'working knowledge' of French

print | close

 

STEP 3 STEP 2 READ AND ANSWER  TO PICK UP SOME VOCABULARY TOOLS ON CAPACITIES

TEXT A Human Resources Manager has drawn up a shortlist of applicants he feels would be suitable for a vacancy in his company. Look at the descriptions of the candidates he plans to invite for interview.

·         Hamed has a can-do attitude and is able to meet deadlines

·         Tomoko is a self-starter who can work on her own initiative

·         Ivan is able to multi-task and has a proven track record

·         Li is an effective team player with a customer-focused approach

·         Cristina is numerate and computer literate

which candidate...

is good with figures?     cristina Cristina is numerate

co-operates with colleagues?       Li is an effective team player

is good at working on his/her own?      Tomoko is a self-starter

can finish a job on time?    hamed   is able to meet deadlines

has a good rapport with clients?       li has  a customer-focused approach

has a history of success?     ivan has a proven track record

has a positive approach?      Hamed has a can-do attitude

has IT (information technology) skills?         Cristina is computer literate

can cope with several jobs at the same time?       Ivan is able to multi-task 

 THE TALENT GAME 

comment dire que l onSAIT FAIRE  

can + bv

ex: i can sing 

 know how to +bv

 i know how to count 

be capable of + ing 

 i am capable of being on time

be able to + bv 

 i am able to be a good team player

 

HOMEWORK : LEARN ALL THE WORDS IN RED IN THE LESSON